Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to work within the Addenbrooke's Cardiac Rehabilitation team. We are looking for an experienced Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise professional to lead the exercise component of the Cardiac Rehabilitation service.
The role will involve working across both Secondary Care and Community sites, and you will be responsible delivering high quality comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation programmes to a variety of Cardiac patients.
The Service has NACR accreditation at green and is research active currently recruiting for the REACH HFpEF trial. As the exercise lead, you will be expected to contribute to the development and progression of the Rehabilitation Service into the future, as well as support your team with training opportunities and innovation
Main duties of the job
Your main roles will include:
To be responsible for the assessment & exercise prescription needs of all patients referred to the Cardiac Rehabilitation service.
To provide specialist advice and support to patients, and colleagues within a multidisciplinary team.
To be responsible for coordinating and progressing the implementation & delivery of hospital and community based CR services for patients. To share responsibility for ongoing audit & evaluation of the CR service.
.To share responsibility for performance review of Band 5 Exercise Physiologists with annual appraisals. To identify the exercise training needs of team members, and facilitate training Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for full duties and responsibilities.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 6th February 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 24th February 2024
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 6th February 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 24th February 2024
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSC in Sports Science or equivalent
- BACPR Phase IV Qualification
Desirable
- MSC in Sports Science or equivalent
- Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist with AHCS / BASES / ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist
- BLS with defibrillator skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Experience of prescribing and delivering exercise programs across different modalities I.E Face to face, Virtual, and home based programs.
- Experience of conducting and analysing data from a variety of exercise tests,
- Experience of delivering educational content to patient groups.
Desirable
- Experience supporting or leading colleagues within a clinical team.
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound understanding of the role of exercise in management of coronary heart disease
- Knowledge of the importance of exercise as a therapy for heart failure and other complex cardiac conditions
Desirable
- Understanding of the patient pathways and how to support the patient through this.
- Evidence of undertaking regular learning to improve and uptake knowledge with new immerging research or recommendations.
Skills
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Experience working with Microsoft Office, including comprehensive knowledge of Excel
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload ; effective time management
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
- Capable of working within a multidisciplinary team with effective interpersonal skills.
Desirable
- Ability to lead developments in practice
- Ability to complete audit of service and present to service lead as requested.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSC in Sports Science or equivalent
- BACPR Phase IV Qualification
Desirable
- MSC in Sports Science or equivalent
- Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist with AHCS / BASES / ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist
- BLS with defibrillator skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Experience of prescribing and delivering exercise programs across different modalities I.E Face to face, Virtual, and home based programs.
- Experience of conducting and analysing data from a variety of exercise tests,
- Experience of delivering educational content to patient groups.
Desirable
- Experience supporting or leading colleagues within a clinical team.
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound understanding of the role of exercise in management of coronary heart disease
- Knowledge of the importance of exercise as a therapy for heart failure and other complex cardiac conditions
Desirable
- Understanding of the patient pathways and how to support the patient through this.
- Evidence of undertaking regular learning to improve and uptake knowledge with new immerging research or recommendations.
Skills
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Experience working with Microsoft Office, including comprehensive knowledge of Excel
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload ; effective time management
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
- Capable of working within a multidisciplinary team with effective interpersonal skills.
Desirable
- Ability to lead developments in practice
- Ability to complete audit of service and present to service lead as requested.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).